The man who gave his name to a city

Pietro Di Brazza, Italian explorer in the period just after David Livingstone,
is largely unknown as the man behind the name of the Congo capital, Brazzaville. He was a conservationist, believed in sustainable development, and wanted freedom and justice for Africans. Ideas many decades ahead of their time, for which he was largely shunned by political power in Europe. Reluctantly offered a heroe's funeral by the French, his wife declined and he was buried in Algiers. Now the Congolese are to fly his remains to Brazzaville, to honour an interesting and progressive man. See the full story from the BBC here.